According to the Honolulu Star-Advertiser, Honolulu police continue their search for three masked gunmen who held up Popeyes in Kapahulu Wednesday night. Around 10:30 p.m., the men entered the restaurant, drew their weapons on employees and took off after cleaning the registers out.
Their description is eerily similar to the three masked gunmen involved in a home invasion a week earlier in the same area. Authorities don’t seem close to solving either crime.
While violent crime might be uncommon in the posh neighborhood, fast food restaurants are no stranger to robberies. Why? The businesses almost seem designed to encourage theft.
Fast Food & Fast Cash
Unlike many businesses today, fast food restaurants are still flush with cash. They’re located along the busiest roads in most areas, with parking lots designed for drivers to get in and out as fast as possible. Most fast food restaurants are open late at night, if not all night, and they’re commonly understaffed. In addition, they pay such low wages that most employees won’t put up a fight.
Unfortunately, every year, fast-food managers also dupe employees into paying for the losses out of their own checks. Workers don’t always know that’s illegal or may be too desperate to keep their jobs to do anything but pay the tab. That’s something to think about the next time you’re out to make some fast cash.
Photo: “The Robbery” by gfairchild is licensed under CC BY 2.0.
